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CVE-2017-1592: IBM Rational Quality Manager and IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0...

IBM Rational Quality Manager and IBM Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5 are vulnerable to cross-site scripting. This vulnerability allows users to embed arbitrary JavaScript code in the Web UI thus altering the intended functionality potentially leading to credentials disclosure within a trusted session. IBM X-Force ID: 132493.

MediumCVSS 5.4Not KEV-listedUpdated
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Plain-English summary

CVE-2017-1592 is a cross-site scripting issue in IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management. A logged-in user could place JavaScript into the web interface, potentially changing page behavior and exposing credentials in a trusted session.

Executive priority

Treat as a moderate remediation item for legacy IBM Rational environments. It is not marked as known exploited in the provided sources, but it can affect credential confidentiality within authenticated sessions and should be addressed during normal patch cycles.

Technical view

Affected versions are IBM Rational Quality Manager and Rational Collaborative Lifecycle Management 5.0 through 5.0.2 and 6.0 through 6.0.5. CVSS 3.0 is 5.4 with network access, low complexity, low privileges, required user interaction, changed scope, and low confidentiality and integrity impact.

Likely exposure

Exposure is likely limited to organizations still running the affected IBM Rational web applications. Risk is higher where project users can create or edit content that other authenticated users view in the web UI.

Exploitation context

The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or evidence of active exploitation. IBM X-Force tracks the issue as ID 132493. Exploitation requires a trusted application context and user interaction, consistent with stored or reflected web UI script execution risk.

Researcher notes

The bundle identifies affected products, versions, CVSS, and IBM X-Force ID, but does not include detailed fix versions or workarounds. Avoid assuming exploit availability or a specific patched release without checking IBM’s current advisory.

Mitigation direction

  • Check IBM advisory and X-Force guidance for fixed releases or interim fixes.
  • Upgrade affected IBM Rational deployments according to vendor guidance.
  • Restrict web UI access to trusted users until remediation is complete.
  • Review application permissions for unnecessary content creation or editing rights.
  • Monitor vendor guidance if legacy versions cannot be upgraded immediately.

Validation and detection

  • Inventory IBM Rational Quality Manager and CLM versions in use.
  • Confirm whether any deployment matches versions 5.0-5.0.2 or 6.0-6.0.5.
  • Verify the vendor-recommended fixed level or mitigation is applied.
  • Review audit logs and user-created content for unexpected script markup.
  • Retest affected workflows after patching using safe XSS validation methods.
Prepared
Confidence
medium
Sources
4

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Vulnerability profileCVE Program record
Severity
Medium
CVSS
5.4 (3.0)
Known Exploited
No
Published

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O

Official CVE source material

CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5

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1CVSS vectors
0Timeline events
0ADP providers
3Source links

CVSS vector scores

1 official score

We collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.

ScoreVersionSeverityVectorExploitImpactSource
5.4CVSS 3.0MediumCVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O2.32.7Primary CVE score

Vulnerability scoring details

Base CVSS 3.0 score

5.4Medium
CVSS 3.0 vector shape for CVE-2017-1592Attack VectorAttack ComplexityPrivileges RequiredUser InteractionScopeConfidentiality ImpactIntegrity ImpactAvailability Impact

Vector: CVSS:3.0/A:N/AC:L/AV:N/C:L/I:L/PR:L/S:C/UI:R/E:H/RC:C/RL:O

Attack Vector
NetworkAdjacentLocalPhysical
Attack Complexity
LowHigh
Privileges Required
NoneLowHigh
User Interaction
NoneRequired
Scope
ChangedUnchanged
Confidentiality Impact
HighLowNone
Integrity Impact
HighLowNone
Availability Impact
HighLowNone

Source materials

Affected products

Products and packages named in the record

VendorProductVersion / packageStatus
IBMRational Quality Manager5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5Listed
IBMRational Collaborative Lifecycle Management5.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.0.3, 6.0.4, 6.0.5Listed
Weakness

CWE details

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